Dwarfed by the vertical cliffs of the Feather River Canyon, this heavy westbound coal train slowly makes its way through Tunnel 9 at Pulga. The Feather River Route is an incredible and unique piec... (more)

A behind the scenes tour of the Roseville Yard takes us to some snow equipment. It just sits on a spur during the summer but it has an important job come winter; keep Donner open!

Amtrak in the Feather River Canyon! Amtrak 11 was making just another ordinary trip south through Oregon when the news came in; a Union Pacific manifest train had derailed just north of Dun... (more)

Find your beach. An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train comes cruising along the Pacific Coast Line as it passes through Gaviota, California. Passengers who are heading towards San Luis Obispo w... (more)

The fog had burned off and the sun is now shining on the California Coast as the southbound oil cans sit idle waiting for a new crew in San Luis Obispo, California. The 9,680 tons of crude oil tra... (more)

BNSF 5152 charges up the UP Canyon Subdivision as it brings a long manifest around the James curve. Soon this train will be traveling through the majestic Feather River Canyon before turning north... (more)

Amtrak's Coast Starlight crosses the Stenner Creek Trestle as it descends into San Luis Obispo.

The SSPLA lead by UP 7400 roles through the small town of Colfax in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

A peaceful day along the shores of the San Pablo Bay gets broken as Union Pacific 8602 comes grinding through Pinole, California, with a long stack train in tow. A large portion of the UP Martinez... (more)

Pride of the Sierras. The Union Pacific J.R. Davis Yard in Roseville, California is the headquarters for Sierra Rail Operations. Every day, trains coming in and out of Northern California c... (more)

SP Reclaims Donner Pass! Well, not really... Union Pacific 1996 is serving as the lone DPU on an eastbound stack train which is tackling Donner Pass. Here the train passes over the impressi... (more)

Amtrak 71 leads the AAPRCO Napa Valley Limited through the Feather River Canyon as it exits a natural tunnel west of Belden, California.

The Sacramento Southern Steam Excursion train heads north along the Sacramento River.

Union Pacific 844 is making good time over Donner Pass as it passes Emigrant Gap and the impressive Bear River Valley just before noon. The train is now heading towards the "wall of foam" that has... (more)

Deep in the Northern Sierra Nevada Mountains lies the Williams Loop. Located along the Union Pacific Canyon Subdivision, the engineered loop allows trains to descend the rugged mountain topography... (more)